On Saturday, Oct. 1, when protesters took over the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan's Union Square and police responded by using Tasers and mace and arresting people, citizen journalism was a "key factor in showing exactly what happened. Participants and observers, armed with cell phone cameras, captured footage of the arrests and quickly uploaded it to YouTube," reported the Huffington Post.

Wanting to take further advantage of on-the-ground citizen voices, at the end of each of its protest stories, the Huffington Post is calling for participants of any Occupy Wall Street events throughout the country to send in their "photos, links to videos or first-hand accounts of what you've seen for possible inclusion in The Huffington Posts's coverage."

The San Francisco Chronicle published a list of tips for citizen journalists covering the protests, such as keep videos short, remember your battery life, keep up on your Twitter feed, don't use expensive equipment, and put coverage first before any political agenda.

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News comes so quickly now-a-days it's almost impossible not to be distracted. Unfortunately, you never know if someone's opinion is stronger than their need to report the unmitigated truth. Being able to grab a phone and record at the blink of an eye is both good and bad in my humble opinion.

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